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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Zharkov (ranked 2747 p4p, 393 weight class) and Dyllz Tahere (ranked 1297 p4p, 202 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andrei Zharkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dyllz Tahere!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahere throws a low kick but Zharkov moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tahere darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tahere has managed to clinch.
Tahere misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tahere throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zharkov lands a body punch in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Zharkov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zharkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zharkov is trying to break the clinch but Tahere has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Tahere.
Zharkov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tahere scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zharkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zharkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zharkov is looking to control Tahere's arms but Tahere gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zharkov has his back to the cage.
Zharkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Tahere.
Tahere goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tahere throws a head punch that misses.
Zharkov lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zharkov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Zharkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere misses with a punch to the body.
Tahere misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tahere is fighting off a takedown attempt but Zharkov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tahere to the mat. Tahere regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Zharkov postures up in Tahere's guard and throws a big left but Tahere blocks it.
Zharkov trying to control but Tahere is working from the bottom.
Zharkov is in close to Tahere's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tahere looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tahere is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zharkov defends well.
Zharkov lands a couple of elbows.
Zharkov trying to control but Tahere is working from the bottom.
Zharkov working some strikes from top position.
Tahere looking for a sweep. Not yet Tahere, not yet.
Zharkov postures up and lands a big shot to Tahere's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tahere is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zharkov is aware though and is defending well.
Zharkov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zharkov landing with the ground and pound.
Tahere bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zharkov's guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tahere accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zharkov managing to control the position.
Tahere pushing down on Zharkov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zharkov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zharkov seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zharkov is on top in guard.
Tahere wants to sweep but no luck.
Zharkov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zharkov stopping the sweep attempt from Tahere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zharkov wants to control from the top but Tahere keeps moving.
Zharkov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zharkov preventing the sweep.
Tahere has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zharkov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zharkov passes Tahere's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zharkov trying to control the action but Tahere is working from the bottom.
Tahere is looking for a sweep. Zharkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zharkov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zharkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zharkov is nestled in close to Tahere, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tahere tries to get to full guard but Zharkov has control of the leg.
Tahere moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zharkov scoring with some ground and pound.
Zharkov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zharkov is in close to Tahere's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zharkov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zharkov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tahere looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zharkov looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tahere looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zharkov is one step ahead there.
Zharkov wants to control from the top but Tahere keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Zharkov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tahere connects with a solid leg kick.
Zharkov swings for the body but Tahere moves out of range.
Zharkov swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Tahere counter with a right hand.
Tahere paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good leg kick by Zharkov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tahere checks a low kick from Zharkov.
Zharkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tahere moves away.
Zharkov lands with a shot to the body.
Zharkov works the jab nicely.
Tahere misses with a hook.
Zharkov misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tahere slips under a jab from Zharkov.
Tahere throws a low kick but Zharkov moves out of range easily.
Zharkov misses with a wild body shot.
Tahere swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tahere blocks a leg kick.
Zharkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tahere circles away quickly and effectively.
Tahere finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Zharkov blocks the leg kick.
Zharkov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tahere misses with a hook.
Zharkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tahere throws the left hand but Zharkov avoids the punch easily.
Tahere throws a head kick that misses.
Zharkov misses with a body shot.
Zharkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tahere can do to turn this around?
Zharkov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tahere throws a front kick aimed at Zharkov's knee but Zharkov avoids it well.
Tahere slips a jab from Zharkov.
Zharkov looking to score a takedown here. Tahere is defending well but Zharkov drives through and ends up in Tahere's guard.
Tahere working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zharkov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zharkov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zharkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zharkov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tahere lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tahere avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tahere throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zharkov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tahere trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Zharkov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Zharkov scoring with some ground and pound.
Zharkov postures up and lands a big shot to Tahere's brow.
Andrei Zharkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tahere wants to improve his position but instead Zharkov has moved into half guard.
Zharkov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tahere is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zharkov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tahere regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zharkov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tahere is keeping the position for now.
Zharkov landing some decent shots from guard.
Zharkov lands a couple of elbows.
Zharkov preventing the sweep.
Zharkov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zharkov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tahere looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zharkov is one step ahead there.
Zharkov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zharkov distracts Tahere with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zharkov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zharkov chips away with some ground and pound.
Zharkov passes Tahere's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere is looking to improve his position.
Tahere moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zharkov stands up over Tahere, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zharkov content to stall in guard here.
Tahere looking for a sweep. Not yet Tahere, not yet.
Tahere is still trying to improve position.
Zharkov advances position into side control!
Zharkov grinds an elbow into Tahere's temple.
Zharkov working the ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zharkov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tahere has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Zharkov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zharkov fails to land the takedown.
Zharkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tahere manages to avoid it.
Zharkov shoots in and drives through. Tahere sprawls well.
Tahere lands with an uppercut that bounces Zharkov off the cage and back into range.
Tahere throws a good cross that connects.
Tahere lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zharkov's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Tahere.
Tahere works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zharkov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Zharkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tahere lands a jab to the head.
Zharkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tahere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tahere uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zharkov has time to react.
Zharkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Zharkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tahere is just out of range.
Tahere has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Zharkov misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zharkov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Tahere coming out on top.
Tahere throws a low kick but Zharkov avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zharkov. That's going to slow Tahere down.
Tahere pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zharkov scores with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Zharkov blocks the low kick.
That kick from Tahere tenderised Zharkov's leg. Zharkov is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zharkov. Tahere does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zharkov lands a front kick.
Tahere throws a nice head kick!
Zharkov loads up on a big right hand but Tahere slips the punch.
Tahere tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tahere lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zharkov lands a body shot.
Zharkov just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zharkov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tahere on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Zharkov does no damage.
Tahere throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zharkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tahere lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zharkov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tahere has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tahere and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zharkov walks into a straight right hand from Tahere.
Zharkov throws a jab when Tahere was well out of range.
Zharkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tahere.
It looked like Zharkov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tahere.
Zharkov throws a nice looking combination but Tahere bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zharkov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dyllz Tahere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tahere misses with a straight right.
Tahere leaves Zharkov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tahere looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zharkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tahere throws a combination that misses
and Zharkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Zharkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tahere moves away.
Dyllz Tahere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zharkov.
Zharkov fails with the takedown
letting Tahere counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Tahere. Beautiful body shot.
Zharkov misses with a kick to the body.
Tahere throws out a counter right but Zharkov avoids it with no problem.
Zharkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Zharkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tahere.
Nice uppercut there from Tahere.
Tahere scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tahere lands a leg kick that knocks Zharkov off balance momentarily.
Zharkov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good work by Zharkov as he checks the leg kick.
Zharkov is looking to wear down Tahere with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tahere lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zharkov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Tahere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tahere throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zharkov.
Zharkov throws a head kick but Tahere moves out of range.
Zharkov misses with a body kick.
Tahere throws a leg kick but Zharkov moved away.
Tahere is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zharkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tahere.
Zharkov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zharkov throws a body kick that misses.
Zharkov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTahere.
Zharkov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tahere throws out a leg kick but Zharkov moves out of range and Tahere only half commits.
Tahere looks to land a body kick but Zharkov moved away.
Tahere explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zharkov shoots for a double leg takedown but Tahere sprawls well. He's pushed Zharkov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Despite the aggression on Tahere's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zharkov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zharkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andrei Zharkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zharkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zharkov throws a one two combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dyllz Tahere comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zharkov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Zharkov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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